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From the Superintendent

Our forefathers were very adamant that every child deserves the opportunity for a free public education. At Grand Coulee Dam School District, this mandate is taken very seriously. Every student is entitled to receive the best opportunity to achieve an education that our staff can provide.

The part of this mandate that is often overlooked is that the students and their parents have a responsibility also. Students are responsible to receive the educational opportunity provided. They need to be ready to learn and open to the instruction provided.

Likewise, parents have the responsibility to support their children as they learn. This includes making sure the student attends school. Educational opportunities cannot be offered when the student is absent. In support of the importance of attending school, students (per board policy) will be monitored on a daily basis. The ramifications of non-attendance range from truancy court to loss of credit depending on different grade levels.

Important notice: Lake Roosevelt High School students who miss more than 12 days of school may lose credit.

We are proud to offer the parents or guardians of our students free access* to ParentU!

Grand Coulee Dam School District is offering free access* to the ParentU website provided by the North Central ESD. ParentU offers parents free 15-20 minute lessons regarding the most popular devices, websites, and apps used by today's students. Lessons explain the various devices and apps, the risks of using mobile devices, students' digital foot prints and the risk of sharing too much personal information; as well as covering cyberbullying and sexting. Each lesson has ample examples of the mobile apps and computer screenshots of the websites discussed.